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Chicago garage rockers Barbie Army broke up in obscurity more than 30 years ago, but a German label is giving them a second chance at the audience they deserve.
The Chicago garage rockers broke up in obscurity more than 30 years ago, but a German label is giving them a second chance at the audience they deserve.
by Jen B. Larson
March 30, 2022
The writing of Jen B. Larson and a new reissue by Bric-a-Brac Records have burnished the legacy of Seattle band Bam Bam and their powerhouse front woman, Tina Bell.
Leor Galil of the Chicago Reader wrote an article highlighting the work a handful of us have done lifting up the legacy of Tina Bell. In it, he also unearths more information about Tina’s life and Bam Bam’s story. It’s a long, important, and celebratory ready!
Fronted by powerhouse vocalist Tina Bell, the group weren't known to many outside of Seattle until last year.
As an independent filmmaker I have to be ruthless, persistent, tenacious. I usually make films on my own. I don’t get traditional funding, so I do crowdfunding.
SONG: The Bloods - “Button Up”
The Bloods only had one single but multi-talent Adele Bertei scored and stared in the feminist sci-fi fantasy flick “Born in Flames” by Lizzie Borden. The part-time member of the Contortions DJed in the Netherlands and played solo from time to time. Growing into her art in the Cleveland underground, she’s since authored two books-- “Peter and the Wolves” and “Why Labelle Matters,” (she’s also a ghost-writer and blogger)-- and directed period pieces for the Showtime series “Women: Stories of Passion.”
Bertei (in the middle above) was there for the beginnings of no wave in NYC. She’s performed on stage with Tears for Fears, Debbie Harry, Culture Club and the Passions. She’s written songs for the Pointer Sisters and Sheena Easton. That’s not all, but it’s a good intro.
Because-- holy shit.
Nancy Barile was an integral part of Philadelphia’s punk and hardcore scenes in the early 1980s, as a promoter, manager and writer. Jen B. Larson caught up with Barile to talk about her memoir I’m Not Holding Your Coat.
A recent reissue of their only album celebrates the playful spirit of the 12-woman group.
In 1983, the Seattle band Bam Bam, fronted by a talented, elegant Black woman named Tina Bell, created a sound and lyrical foundation for a genre white men with knit hats and plaid shirts would later make famous as "grunge." Bell was backed by husband Tommy Martin and lifelong friend Scott Ledgerwood (“Scotty Buttocks”). Jen B. Larson digs deep into the archives to give Tina Bell, who died in 2012, her props as the uncrowned "Queen of Grunge."
SONG: “Something in the Basement” by The Girls
The Girls from Chicago are rad. This song is rad. This video is rad.
Wrote a little about them on 50thirdand3rd.
SONG: “People” by F-Systems
F-Systems! Fuck yeah! Art-punk at its finest. Groove-oriented bass line, tight and easy drums, minimal guitar, hooky organ, and an arty singer with good lyrics, a flashy blouse, and an attitude. The group chants, “People! / People!”
And Lorenda describes an inability to feel emotions. “I can’t feel anything / I don’t touch anything / I can’t do anything / I’m walking wounded romance!”
Is there anything cooler than that?
SONG: “My Pink Mustang” by Ramona Jan’s band JANTURAN
Founder of ‘70s & ‘80s punk bands The Comateens and Dizzy & the Romilars, Ramona Jan is currently in a band called JANTURAN! In her ‘60s and still kicking ass!
Check out the video for their song “My Pink Mustang!” I love the off-kilter harmonies and hypnotic chorus with the trippy visuals!
SONG: “The Kids Are Alright” by Jean Caffeine
A few months ago, Jean Caffeine (of Pulsallama, Clambake, and the Urge), dropped a cover of The Who’s “The Kids Alright.”
Check it out on 50Third&3rd, and follow her YouTube channel!
Conspiracy of Women
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CONSPIRACY OF WOMEN
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Jayne County, The Goddess Herself
Interviewed Jayne recently and it was published on Please Kill Me!
Read the full text here
Vivien Vinyl, the Punk Queen of the Queen City
I recently spoke with Vivien Vinyl of the Cincinnati bands Malcontent, The Dents, Alterior Motives (and more). Here is some of our conversation about her experiences in the Cincinnati punk world of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.
Lydia Lunch is a Two-Way Mirror
Above: Lydia Lunch in Robert Kern’s Fingered (1986).
Read “Lydia Lunch: Pathological Truth-Teller,” my interview on with Lydia Lunch on Please Kill Me
and
“Lydia Lunch is a Two-Way Mirror” with other ramblings on 50thirdand3rd here.
Patti Smith Set the Stage for Bikini Kill
I don’t normally write about incredibly media-famous artists (or counterculture superstars) like Patti Smith or Kathleen Hanna. It’s not because I don’t revere them– I absolutely do. I just don’t think I have anything new to say about their work or legacies. (I would, maybe, however, if given the chance to interview them!)
Here’s a response-piece I wrote on 50Thirdand3rd after seeing both artists live at Riot Fest last week.